7th Destroyer Flotilla

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7th Destroyer Flotilla
ActiveNovember, 1911 – May 1939
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchNaval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy
Size Flotilla
Commanders
FirstCaptain Arthur Hulbert
LastCaptain Llewellyn Morgan

The 7th Destroyer Flotilla, [1] also styled as the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, was a military formation of the Royal Navy from 1911 to 1939.

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History

The flotilla was first formed in November 1911, and was disbanded in May 1939, before the outbreak of the Second World War. Its first commander was Captain Arthur Hulbert, and its last was Captain Llewellyn Morgan. [2]

Administration

Captains (D) afloat, 7th Destroyer Flotilla

Captain (D) afloat is a Royal Navy appointment of an operational commander of a destroyer flotilla or squadron. [3]

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The British 2nd Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from 1909 to 1943 and again from 1945 to 1946.

The British 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, also styled as Third Destroyer Flotilla, was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from 1909 to 1939 and again from 1945 to 1951.


The British 5th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from 1910 to 1942 and again from 1947 to 1951.


The British 6th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla was a military formation of the Royal Navy from 1911 to 1939 and again from 1947 to 1951

The British 4th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from August 1909 to July 1951.

The 8th Destroyer Flotilla also styled as the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla was a military formation of the British Royal Navy from 1911 to 1939.

The 9th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla was a military formation of the British Royal Navy from January 1913 to December 1925 and again in January to July 1940.

The British 10th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla was a military formation of the Royal Navy from March from 1914 to 1919. It was reformed on an ad hoc basis again in 1941 and finally from 1944 to 1945.

The British 11th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from August 1915 to September 1945.

The British 12th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from November 1915 to March 1919 and again from September 1939 to 2 July 1943.


The British 13th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from November 1915 – November 1918 and again from September 1939 to January 1944.

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References

  1. Field, Andrew (1999). Royal Navy Strategy in the Far East 1919-1939: Planning for War Against Japan. Cambridge, England: Routledge. p. 206. ISBN   9781135774080.
  2. Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Seventh Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy) - The Dreadnought Project". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. Harley and Lovell, 19 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. Whitby, Michael (2011). Commanding Canadians: The Second World War Diaries of A.F.C. Layard. Vancouver, Canada: UBC Press. p. Abbrev: XV. ISBN   9780774840378.

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